FreightWaves Classics: Bus and truck pioneer impacted transportation

Truckers should like buses, because they take cars off the streets and highways.

One man who made his mark on the bus and truck industries was Harry Alphonse FitzJohn, who played a key role in the production of both bus and truck bodies. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, on this date (June 21) in 1889. 

Early life and career

Harry A. FitzJohn in 1919. (Photo: coachbuilt.com)Harry A. FitzJohn in 1919. (Photo: coachbuilt.com)

At the age of 15 FitzJohn began working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Weather Bureau as a messenger. He stayed in...

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